Download or read book Tacky written by Rax King and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An irreverent and charming collection of deeply personal essays about the joys of low pop culture and bad taste, exploring coming of age in the 2000s in the age of Hot Topic, Creed, and frosted lip gloss—from the James Beard Award-nominated writer of the Catapult column "Store-Bought Is Fine” Tacky is about the power of pop culture—like any art—to imprint itself on our lives and shape our experiences, no matter one's commitment to "good" taste. These fourteen essays are a nostalgia-soaked antidote to the millennial generation's obsession with irony, putting the aesthetics we hate to love—snakeskin pants, Sex and the City, Cheesecake Factory's gargantuan menu—into kinder and sharper perspective. Each essay revolves around a different maligned (and yet, Rax would argue, vital) cultural artifact, providing thoughtful, even romantic meditations on desire, love, and the power of nostalgia. An essay about the gym-tan-laundry exuberance of Jersey Shore morphs into an excavation of grief over the death of her father; in "You Wanna Be On Top," Rax writes about friendship and early aughts girlhood; in another, Guy Fieri helps her heal from an abusive relationship. The result is a collection that captures the personal and generational experience of finding joy in caring just a little too much with clarity, heartfelt honesty, and Rax King's trademark humor. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL

Download or read book Tacky the Penguin written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-12-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An offbeat penguin shows his peers the power of individuality in this humorous tale from the author of Pookins Gets Her Way. Tacky is an odd bird. He likes to do splashy cannonballs and greet his companions with a loud "What's happening?" In fact, he's something of an eccentric, which wouldn't be a problem if all the other penguins weren't such…conformists. When intimidating visitors invade their peaceful, nice, icy land, it'll take a lot more than a bunch of perfect penguins to save the day. Thank goodness Tacky's such an odd bird! “This book is must reading for any kid—or grown-up—who refuses to follow the pack.”—Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Tacky in Trouble written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity.

Download or read book Tacky s Christmas written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deck the iceberg wrap a gifty Fa la la la la la la la la... Tacky, Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect are celebrating the holiday with good cheer, singing, and lots of presents. Tacky’s present is a little bit different, and not exactly what his friends had in mind, but when the Christmas merrymaking is interrupted by hunters in search of pretty penguins, it's Tacky's gift that helps to save the day…. A bonus CD of original carols includes: Deck the Iceberg, Sandy Clawz is Coming to Town, The Six Days of Christmas, I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas, and Oh Tackytree!

Download or read book Three Cheers for Tacky written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1996-08-26 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacky the Penguin is back, this time trying to compete with Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect in the iceberg-wide Penguin Cheering Contest. But will Tacky ever be able to learn the synchronized moves and win the contest?

Download or read book Happy Birdday Tacky written by Helen Lester and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nice Icy Land was crackling with busy-ness. It had taken weeks and a lot of whispery chirps for Tacky the Penguin’s friends to plan a Perfect Surprise Birdday Party for him on his special hatchday. With songs, presents, cake, fishy ice cream, and surprise entertainment from Iglooslavia’s own Twinklewebs the Dance Queen, how could anything go wrong? But it’s a comedy of errors . . . and all is far from perfect. Luckily, Tacky’s good cheer—and his flippity dance moves—save the day with a flap of his flippers and a tap of his tippywebs. Munsinger’s adorable, expressive penguin illustrations are the icing on the cake.

Download or read book The Ticky tacky Doll written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she has to go to school without her special doll, a little girl cannot focus on learning her letters and numbers, until her grandmother realizes what the problem is.

Download or read book Tacky and the Winter Games written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007-10-29 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A-huff-and-a-puff-and-a-huff-and-a-puff-and-a-huff-and-a-puff" "WHAT'S HAPPENING?" Tacky the penguin wants to know. The Winter Games, that's what's happening. And Tacky and his fellow penguins Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect have to work hard to get in shape so they can represent Team Nice Icy Land in the athletic competitions. After rigorous training, they're ready - but are the games ready for Tacky? Will his antics keep Team Nice Icy Land from winning a medal? From bobsledless racing and ski jumping to speed skating, Tacky lends his unique, exuberant style to each competition. In laugh-out-loud scenes of Tacky and his fellow penguins' athletic debacles, Tacky reminds readers of the underlying joy and enthusiasm that propells athletes to greatness. So get ready to cheer for Team Nice Icy Land and let the games begin!

Download or read book Tacky Goes to Camp written by Helen Lester and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacky and his fellow penguins are off to summer camp in Nice Icy Land to enjoy themselves while Rock Hopping, Line Dancing, and playing Capture the Ice Cube. One night, they gather around the campfire to sing, eat s’mores, and tell scary stories. But after going to bed, something straight out of one of their scary stories pays the sleeping penguins a visit. Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect think they should high-tail it out of there, but it is Tacky—with some unexpected heroics—who saves the day. Includes lyrics to the official Camp Whoopihaha song!

Download or read book Tacky written by Eloise Y. Lott and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TACKY FINDING GOD'S HELP IN TIMES OF CRISIS Eloise Yarborough (Fox) Lott, has lived through many excruciating trials and tribulations, including thirty-odd surgeries. Her husband of fifteen years, Etheridge Fox, was electrocuted while trimming trees in their yard in Gadsden, Alabama in 1961. Her second son, Steve Fox, broke his neck in a bicycle accident at age six. Her daughter, Myra Fox (Hudson) paralyzed in a car wreck at age seventeen, has been a paraplegic for thirty-seven years. Larry Fox, her first son and a world-wide musician, died with aids at Eloise's home in Decatur, Alabama in 1993. After more than fifteen years as a widow, Eloise met Coleman Lott. His wife of forty-three years was murdered in a robbery at their salvage store in Decatur, Alabama. Sometime later, Coleman's son got his Dad and Eloise together at a picnic at Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, Alabama, and a romance soon blossomed. Eloise and Coleman Lott enjoyed twenty-nine wonderful years of marriage which was sprinkled with various trials and tribulations. The Lord called Coleman home in April, 2005. Eloise's greatest desire is to encourage others living through life's tribulations, and helping them to find the peace and comfort only Jesus Christ can give. Thank You, Lord Over these many years Of heartaches, pain and tears, With one surgery after another It has been hard to be a good Wife and Mother. But with faith and trust in the Lord, He has brought me through, And, He will do the same for you.

Download or read book Tacky and the Emperor written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002-09-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s common knowledge that Tacky was never the best-dressed penguin, but when he and his friends prepare for the arrival of the emperor, Tacky gets carried away and ends up in more than just elegant attire! Tacky brings his own unique brand of humor and entertainment to the emperor’s visit. Here is another wacky addition to Tacky’s myriad adventures in which friendship, kindness, and laughter always win out! Tacky fans will be carried to new heights of hilarity by this latest Tacky tale.

Download or read book Tackylocks and the Three Bears written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004-05-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you keep a crowd of energetic young penguins entertained? Put on a play, perhaps? But will they pay attention through an entire performance? If Tacky’s center stage, they might. Even in his flowing blond wig and little red “skipping shoes,” everyone’s favorite misfit penguin imbues the character of Goldilocks with his own indomitable personality and style. So what if the set is in shambles? This is one performance Mrs. Beakly’s students won’t soon forget.

Download or read book The Tacky South written by Katharine A. Burnett and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a way to comment on a person’s style or taste, the word “tacky” has distinctly southern origins, with its roots tracing back to the so-called “tackies” who tacked horses on South Carolina farms prior to the Civil War. The Tacky South presents eighteen fun, insightful essays that examine connections between tackiness and the American South, ranging from nineteenth-century local color fiction and the television series Murder, She Wrote to red velvet cake and the ubiquitous influence of Dolly Parton. Charting the gender, race, and class constructions at work in regional aesthetics, The Tacky South explores what shifting notions of tackiness reveal about US culture as a whole and the role that region plays in addressing national and global issues of culture and identity.

Download or read book TACKY THE PENGUIN written by NARAYAN CHANGDER and published by CHANGDER OUTLINE. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TACKY THE PENGUIN MCQ (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) SERVES AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AIMING TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS COMPETITIVE EXAMS, CLASS TESTS, QUIZ COMPETITIONS, AND SIMILAR ASSESSMENTS. WITH ITS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MCQS, THIS BOOK EMPOWERS YOU TO ASSESS YOUR GRASP OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AND YOUR PROFICIENCY LEVEL. BY ENGAGING WITH THESE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT, IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND LAY A SOLID FOUNDATION. DIVE INTO THE TACKY THE PENGUIN MCQ TO EXPAND YOUR TACKY THE PENGUIN KNOWLEDGE AND EXCEL IN QUIZ COMPETITIONS, ACADEMIC STUDIES, OR PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH PAGE, MAKING IT EASY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO VERIFY THEIR ANSWERS AND PREPARE EFFECTIVELY.

Download or read book Tacky s Revolt written by Vincent Brown and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winner of the Elsa Goveia Book Prize Winner of the James A. Rawley Prize in the History of Race Relations Winner of the P. Sterling Stuckey Book Prize Winner of the Harriet Tubman Prize Winner of the Phillis Wheatley Book Award Finalist for the Cundill Prize “Brilliant...groundbreaking...Brown’s profound analysis and revolutionary vision of the Age of Slave War—from the too-often overlooked Tacky’s Revolt to the better-known Haitian Revolution—gives us an original view of the birth of modern freedom in the New World.” —Cornel West “Not only a story of the insurrection, but ‘a martial geography of Atlantic slavery,’ vividly demonstrating how warfare shaped every aspect of bondage...Forty years after Tacky’s defeat, new arrivals from Africa were still hearing about the daring rebels who upended the island.” —Harper’s “A sobering read for contemporary audiences in countries engaged in forever wars...It is also a useful reminder that the distinction between victory and defeat, when it comes to insurgencies, is often fleeting: Tacky may have lost his battle, but the enslaved did eventually win the war.” —New Yorker In the second half of the eighteenth century, as European imperial conflicts extended their domain, warring African factions fed their captives to the transatlantic slave trade while masters struggled to keep their restive slaves under the yoke. In this contentious atmosphere, a movement of enslaved West Africans in Jamaica organized to throw off that yoke by violence. Their uprising—which became known as Tacky’s Revolt—featured a style of fighting increasingly familiar today: scattered militias opposing great powers, with fighters hard to distinguish from noncombatants. Even after it was put down, the insurgency rumbled throughout the British Empire at a time when slavery seemed the dependable bedrock of its dominion. That certitude would never be the same, nor would the views of black lives, which came to inspire both more fear and more sympathy than before. Tracing the roots, routes, and reverberations of this event, Tacky’s Revolt expands our understanding of the relationship between European, African, and American history as it speaks to our understanding of wars of terror today.

Download or read book Happy Birdday Tacky written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect have spent weeks planning the perfect party to celebrate Tacky's hatchday, and while nothing turns out quite as they expected, the penguins and their special guest have a wonderful time.

Download or read book Tacky the Penguin written by Helen Lester and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1988 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacky is an odd bird who marches to the beat of a different drummer. Tacky's perfect friends find him annoying until his eccentric behavior saves the day. Full color.